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Manchester City Football Club are the reigning champions on the field and also reign supreme in brand value. The club is the most valuable #football #club #brand in the UK for 2024 with a brand value of GBP1,384 million. Manchester United Football Club follows closely behind with a brand value of GBP1,201 million, while Liverpool Football Club rounds out the top three at GBP1,185 million.   Rivals Arsenal F.C and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club maintain strong positions at 4th and 5th, respectively, with brand values of GBP855 million and GBP746 million. Chelsea Football Club holds firm in 6th place with a brand value of GBP719 million.   Further down the list, Newcastle United Football Club, West Ham United FC, and Aston Villa Football Club occupy the 7th, 8th, and 9th spots, demonstrating the strength of their brands in a competitive landscape. Everton Football Club completes the top 10, with a brand value of GBP145 million.   Football 50 2024 report: https://lnkd.in/dk_Fi6K

🚨 Matchweek 23 Premier League Predictions are in! 🚨 At Pitch Analytics, we've crunched the numbers and here’s how we think this weekend’s fixtures will unfold. With Liverpool sitting pretty at the top and Southampton desperately seeking a lifeline, the table is shaping up for some key battles. Our Predictions: ✅ Bournemouth to take care of business against Forest. ✅ Brighton to light up against Everton. ✅ Liverpool to maintain dominance over Ipswich. ✅ Newcastle to push Saints deeper into trouble. ✅ Arsenal to edge Wolves in a tight contest. ✅ Manchester City to keep Chelsea at bay. ✅ Crystal Palace to stand tall against Brentford. ✅ Tottenham to keep Leicester struggling. ✅ Aston Villa to edge out West Ham. ✅ Fulham to shock Manchester United! The most anticipated matches? City vs. Chelsea and Fulham vs. United – big implications for both ends of the table! Check out the current league standings for context – who’s punching above their weight and who needs to turn it around fast? 💪 Let us know your thoughts and which predictions you’re backing (or doubting)! ⚽ #PremierLeague #LFC #NUFC #MUFC #AFC #CFC #NFFC #AVFC

🔵 Manchester City have released their financials for the 2023/24 season, confirming a 3rd consecutive year of record-breaking revenues, with a total operating revenue of €837.6 million. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 In recent seasons, Manchester City have solidified their place as England’s top earning club. And by becoming the first football club to simultaneously hold the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup, Man City managed to generate the club’s highest ever total operating revenue in the 2023/24 season (€837.6 million), which represents a 1.4% uplift from the 2022/23 season. 📈 Furthermore, Manchester City experienced an increase of their matchday and commercial revenue from the previous season, with their commercial revenue hitting an all-time high €406.5 million. 💰 However, the club has also experienced a 3rd consecutive year of record-breaking expenses, with their total operating expenses hitting €716 million during the 2023/24 season. This leaves the club with a profit before player trading for the 4th season in a row (€121.8 million), and a net profit of €85.9 million. #mancity #premierleague #football #footballfinance

The top 20 highest-earning clubs in world football achieved record revenue of €11.2bn during the 2023-24 season, driven by record commercial and matchday revenues. 💼 €4.9bn from commercial 🏟️ matchday revenue exceeded €2bn for the first time (up 11%) Real Madrid C.F. became the first club ever to break the €1bn revenue barrier, having generated €1.045bn in total income, significantly ahead of second-placed Manchester City Football Club’s €838m, which itself broke the record for a #PL club. This year’s rankings further reflect the growing broadcast income from UEFA competitions, with Arsenal F.C rising to seventh place, ahead of Liverpool Football Club, as well as improved performances for Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United, and Aston Villa. ✍️ Gavin Hamilton 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gx-pDyXb

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗘𝗵? If 2024 has taught me anything, it’s this line. Let me explain. In late September, Champions of Europe and England (four titles in five years), Manchester City, hosted Arsenal.  My beloved Arsenal have been the biggest competitor for City for the last two years. But City? They’ve polished one trophy after another. Then came that match at the Etihad. City scraped a draw with a last-minute equalizer, and Erling Haaland, the world’s best striker, had a choice: Grace or Disgrace. He chose the latter and channeled his inner school-boy-bully. After the result, he threw the ball at a defender’s head, dismissed an Arsenal teenager with, “Who even are you?” and even smirked at Arteta, Arsenal’s Manager with, “Stay Humble, Eh?” City hasn’t won a single game since then. Coincidence? Or Karma? Here's what happened since: ❌ Tottenham 2-1 Man City ❌ Bournemouth 2-1 Man City ❌ Sporting 4-1 Man City ❌ Brighton 2-1 Man City ❌ Man City 0-4 Tottenham ❕ Man City 3-3 Feyenoord ❌ Liverpool 2-0 Man City Humiliation, rinsed and repeated. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 This isn’t just football—it’s life. And business. We’ve all encountered the “Erling Haalands” in the corporate world: ❌The company that's too big for it's clients now ❌The industry leader who mocks a competitor’s pitch. ❌The team that stops innovating, convinced their throne is eternal. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽: ✔️Let your work do the talking. ✔️Respect your clients, competitors, and colleagues. ✔️Stay grounded. Because when you’re at the top, the only direction left is down. 𝗦𝗼, 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Stay Humble, Eh? #PawarUp #LifeLessonsFromFootball

🚨 Premier League Table Predictions After Matchweek 23 🚨 The race for the 2024/25 Premier League title is heating up! Our latest simulation predicts Liverpool as overwhelming favorites with a staggering 98.3% chance of clinching the trophy. Arsenal isn’t far behind, battling to keep their slim title hopes alive, while Manchester City and Chelsea are looking solid for a top-four finish. Here are some key highlights from our Matchweek 23 update: ➡️ Liverpool continues to dominate, maintaining their #1 spot with an impressive 85.4 projected points. ➡️ Arsenal has been relentless, closing the gap with an 80-point projection and a 98.3% chance for 2nd place. ➡️ Bournemouth has been one of the stories of the season, climbing to 7th place with a 61-point projection—punching well above their weight! Relegation Battle: Southampton, Leicester City, and Ipswich Town are in deep trouble, with survival looking increasingly unlikely. Looking back at our preseason projections, the twists and turns have been astonishing: ➡️ Liverpool’s resurgence wasn’t fully anticipated preseason (3rd with a 95% top-three chance), but they’ve blown past expectations. ➡️ Bournemouth has emerged as the surprise package, moving from a projected 12th place to a legitimate European contender. ➡️ Southampton and Leicester's struggles were predicted, but their form has been worse than expected. ⚽ Dive deeper into the data and trends driving these predictions at Pitch Analytics. Who do YOU think will finish in the top four? Can Liverpool hold on, or will Arsenal make a late surge? Drop your thoughts below! 👇 #PremierLeague #AFC #LFC #NFFC #NUFC #AVFC #AFCB #ITFC #SaintsFC

💰 The financial landscape of the English Premier League for the 2022/23 season reveals that AFC Bournemouth, Brentford FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, and Manchester City FC stand out as the only four clubs to achieve profitability during this period. 🔵 Manchester City Football Club’s stellar performance on the pitch translated into remarkable financial success, highlighted by a triumphant treble win in the UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, and FA Cup. This feat contributed to their substantial profits, soaring to an impressive €92 million net result. 📈 Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club emerged as the undisputed champion in the "profitability race", boasting a post-tax profit exceeding a staggering €141 million. A well-deserved 6th-place finish in the league, coupled with a commendable run to the FA Cup semi-finals, significantly bolstered the club's financial standing. This record result was also driven by the positive player trading performance of the Club (almost €140 million net profit on players’ disposals). 📉 Conversely, several clubs, including Aston Villa FC, Chelsea FC, Everton FC, Leicester City FC, and Southampton FC, encountered losses above the €100 million mark, with Tottenham Hotspur FC narrowly escaping this threshold with a deficit of €99.8 million. 📊 The collective post-tax loss incurred by EPL clubs for the 2022/23 season amounted to nearly €820 million, marking a notable increase from the previous year's figure of €670.5 million. #premierleague #mancity #brighton #football #footballfinance

As we kick off another exciting Premier League season, we're thrilled to share the Pitch Analytics predictions for how the table will shape up in 2024/25. These rankings are the result of detailed analysis using our proprietary algorithms, giving us a glimpse into what could be another thrilling year of football. 🏆 Manchester City is once again projected to come out on top with an 83% probability of retaining their title, following their triumphant 2023/24 campaign. ⚔️ Arsenal and Liverpool are close contenders, with Arsenal expected to push City all the way, securing 2nd place with 80 points. Liverpool isn't far behind, predicted to finish 3rd with 79 points, reflecting their resurgence as title challengers. 🔥 Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea round out the top 5, both expected to have strong seasons with 68 points each, while Aston Villa and Newcastle United are tipped to keep up their impressive form from last season. 🔄 West Ham United and Manchester United are also predicted to secure top-half finishes, with Brighton making a strong case for European football. ⚠️ At the other end of the table, Leicester City and Southampton face tough seasons ahead, with a high probability of relegation, while Everton narrowly escapes the drop in what could be another nail-biting finish for the Toffees. This table represents not just numbers but the shifting dynamics and competitiveness that make the Premier League the best in the world. Stay tuned to Pitch-Analytics.com for deeper insights, match-by-match analysis, and to see how these predictions evolve as the season progresses. #PremierLeague #FootballPredictions #SportsAnalytics #PitchAnalytics #EPL

WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE FOOTBALL CLUB? The ninth edition of Football Benchmark's "Football Clubs' Valuation: The European Elite" is now available! The report analyses and ranks the 32 most prominent football clubs in Europe by their Enterprise Value (EV) according to our proprietary methodology. Key findings: 🏆 Real Madrid C.F. top the ranking, surpassing an EV of EUR 5bn (EUR 5,097m), with Manchester City Football Club (EUR 4,933m) and Manchester United (EUR 4,861m) rounding out the podium. 📈 AC Milan scored the highest #growth for the third consecutive edition (+35.5%), followed by Arsenal F.C (+35.1%). 🌟 Sporting Clube de Portugal and Real Sociedad are the new entries of the 2024 edition, replacing Leicester City Football Club and Wolverhampton Wanderers. 🔍 Transaction volumes have surged in recent years, with deals showing a significant upward trend in the EV/operating #revenue multiple, especially for elite clubs. Our estimated EVs confirm a pronounced gap between elite clubs, represented by the top 10, and other clubs in the top 32. 🔝 For the top 10 clubs, the implied multiple ranges from 4.3x to 6.5x. Manchester United reach the highest figure (6.5x), while Paris Saint-Germain score the lowest (4.3x). ▶ For clubs ranked 11th to 20th, the implied multiple spans from Eintracht Frankfurt's low of 2.5x to Borussia Dortmund's high of 4.5x. 💡 The third cluster shows a broader range of observed multiples, with Olympique de Marseille at a minimum of 1.9x and Atalanta B.C. BC at a maximum of 4.3x. Thank you to the Team Francesco Dell'Aquila András Katona for making this happen! Full report: https://lnkd.in/dHWX7_7N

Why I think Ruben Amorim would succeed at Manchester United Not a positive start to the new year for Manchester United supporters. The newly appointed Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim got a reality check very quickly. After a few decent results, including a derby day win at the Etihad, things turned sour after the Red Devils lost 4 games on the bounce. With United's next trip to Anfield almost certain to turn even worse, I can't even imagine what the atmosphere in the dressing room is like, especially with the situation involving Marcus Rashford. And yet, I can't help but think the former Sporting Lisbon manager is the right man to get the club out of this mess, definitely more likely than all of his predecessors. Because all United's managers post-Alex Ferguson were not suited to get the Manchester club out of the mess. David Moyes did an excellent job at Everton but a club of United's stature was too big for him. Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho, once great managers who shaped European football, had their best days behind them when they joined the club. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the man responsible for the club's greatest night in 1999, did not have a good enough CV and in the end, turned out to be an accidental United manager. Erik ten Haag got the best out of Ajax but probably was more suited to manage a club with a better structure like the Amsterdam club. Now, for the first time post-Fergie, we have signed a manager who has been touted as the next best thing in football management. Amorim won Sporting Lisbon their first Primeira Liga Title in 19 years ahead of Porto and Benfica and was also linked with other big clubs like Liverpool. He is the tactical mastermind. He is the future. It's not going to be easy. There are many ifs. He needs support from the club. He needs the right players to implement his 3-4-3. The suits at the club need to prove that they aren't empty. But despite the doom and gloom, I am sure Amorim will do a much better job than previous managers at the club. All he needs is the fans' and management's backing.